After flying high against Rio Mesa last Saturday, Oxnard came back down to earth. The Oxnard Yellowjackets fell 66-56 to the Dos Pueblos Chargers on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Chargers earlier this season, when they won 52-48.
Several Yellowjackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sofia Salgado, who went 5-for-12 en route to 13 points along with six assists and five rebounds. That's the most assists Salgado has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sienna Angell, who went 5-for-12 on her way to 13 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dos Pueblos to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carly Letendre, who went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc to rack up 20 points and six boards. Letendre is becoming a predictor of Dos Pueblos' success: when she posts at least 15 points the team is undefeated (and 10-11 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kindah Ahmad Reda, who went 5-for-8 en route to 11 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Oxnard's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Dos Pueblos, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-11.
Oxnard didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-36 defeat against Oak Park on the 13th. As for Dos Pueblos, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 53-49 victory against Saugus on the 13th.
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